Wilson is a city in Ellsworth County, Kansas, home to about 833 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 67490.
Homes sold for a median of $80 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wilson. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Kansas City International Airport (MCI)203 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Salina Municipal Airport (SLN)43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Wichita, KS98 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX426 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wilson; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Wilson had 859 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 228th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.
Ellsworth County grew from 9,626 residents in 1900 to 6,376 in 2020.
Ellsworth County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 26.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 10 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wilson Lake, KS weather station (11 miles away).
1,613 jobs at 152 businesses in Ellsworth County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wilson.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Central Plains. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Elementary SchoolWilson | Pre-K–6 | 74 | Public | 1.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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